Papers, 1917-1970.

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Papers, 1917-1970.

Contains miscellaneous personal and professional correspondence (1917-1963); photographs of Nunn; certificates and plaques; the transcript of an interview with Nunn (1970); 4 reel-to-reel audio tapes of interviews with Nunn (1958-1959); 1 reel-to-reel audio tape of a radio broadcast of "Standard Oil News"; 3 16 mm films of the 1956 Advertising Federation of America convention; 7 78 rpm phonograph records of interviews with Nunn (1946-1956); and 1 78 rpm and 2 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records of promotional materials of Standard Oil Company (1951).

2.45 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

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Standard Oil Company (Ind.)

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Nunn, Wesley I. (Wesley Irvin), 1896-1979.

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Nunn was the advertising manager for Standard Oil Company of Indiana from 1936-1960 and president of the Advertising Federation of America. From the description of Papers, 1917-1970. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30342572 ...

Advertising Federation of America

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The Advertising Federation of America (AFA) evolved around 1910 from the National Federation of Advertising Clubs, a collection of East Coast advertising professionals formed in 1905 with the goal of elevating the standards of advertising through education and self-regulation. In 1911, the AFA organized a national vigilance committee and launched the “truth in advertising” movement, the forerunner to Better Business Bureaus. After World War II, the growth of commercial air travel an...